1 Samuel 30:4

1 Samuel 30:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.
• New International Version (NIV)So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

Context of 1 Samuel 30:4

2and they had taken captive the women [and all] who were there, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off [to be used as slaves] and went on their way. 3When David and his men came to the town, it was burned, and their wives and their sons and their daughters had been taken captive. Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they were too exhausted to weep [any longer]. 5Now David’s two wives had been captured, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. 6Further, David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, for all of them were embittered, each man for his sons and daughters. But David felt strengthened and encouraged in the Lord his God.

1 Samuel 30:4 word by word

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א דָוִ֜ד וְהָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֛וֹ אֶת־קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֵין־בָּהֶ֛ם כֹּ֖חַ לִבְכּֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• with him lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: loudH5375
• their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• and weptבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• until they had no more powerכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 30:4

• 1 Samuel 4:13When he arrived, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road, keeping watch, because his heart was anxious about the ark of God. When the man arrived to report [the news] in the city, everyone in the city cried out [to God, for help].
• 1 Samuel 11:4Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news to the people; and all the people raised their voices and wept aloud.
• Genesis 37:33He recognized it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild animal has devoured him; Joseph is without doubt torn in pieces!”
• Numbers 14:1Then all the congregation [of Israel] raised their voices and cried out, and the people wept that night.
• Judges 2:4When the Angel of the Lord had spoken these words to all the Israelites, the people raised their voices and wept.
• Judges 21:2So the people came to Bethel and sat there before God until evening, and lifted up their voices and wept bitterly.
• Ezra 10:1Now while Ezra was praying and confessing, weeping and laying himself face down before the house of God, a very large group from Israel, of men, women, and children, gathered to him, for the people wept bitterly.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Wept, until they had no more power to weep - This marks great distress; they wept, as says the Vulgate, till their tears failed them.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51Sa 30:1-5. The Amalekites Spoil Ziklag. 1. Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag--While the strength of the Philistine forces was poured out of their country into the plain of Esdraelon, the Amalekite marauders seized the opportunity of the defenseless state of Philistia to invade the southern territory. Of course, David's town suffered from the ravages of these nomad plunderers, in revenge for his recent raid upon their…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 30:4

• Abigail
• Amalekites
• Mourning

In the dictionaries

• David
• Belong
• Recover
• Samuel, Books of
• Zebah and Zalmunna
• Amalekites

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings